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As a matter of fact, plenty of domestic companies in the China High Definition DVD Industry Association are preparing to rollout HD-DVD players in the Chinese market during 2008, said Lu Da, an official of the Optical Memory National Engineering Research Center. Some of the products, priced at no more than CNY 3,000, will be available in the market in the coming March.If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
Therefore, the largest HD-DVD player supporter is not going to make a foray into the Chinese market in order not to affect the sales of the Chinese manufacturers, citing sources.
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The OpticalStorage Technology Association (OSTA) and Ecma International announcedtoday that the International Standards Organization (ISO) has approvedISO/IEC 10995, a global standard for optical media archive life testing forrecordable and rewritable DVDs. The standard will enable the opticalstorage industry to offer reliable archival-grade optical discs to helpend-users select the media life expectancy best suited to their applicationrequirements.If you'd like to read more, OSTA and ECMA's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Approval of the new standard is the culmination of joint developmentefforts by OSTA and ECMA to define standard procedures for media archivelife testing and classification, and then fast track the archival-gradeoptical disc testing specification through the ISO process.
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NCI's UltraPrint-M Metal Everest Printable media is available now in 700 MB (80 min) 52X CD-R hub printable white and hub printable silver formats. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
North Coast Interactive is proud to announce the immediate availability of UltraPrint-M Metal Everest Printable Media. UltraPrint-M media is the latest addition to NCI's industry leading line of Everest Printable Media products. The “M” series of CD-R media features a unique uniform fully metalized surface that eliminates color shifts across the surface of the media. With UltraPrint-M there is no gray or bright silver/white ring around the center of the discs to throw off the colors of the print which is a common problem with competing products. This makes them ideal for color critical applications, particularly those with light colors or fades near the center of the disc. Of course, they work great with darker colors too, making them the best choice for all applications. Finally, UltraPrint-M is available with a clear (silver effect) surface, making it the only fully hub printable silver disc on the market.
“UltraPrint-M marks a huge step forward in print quality for media in this price range, for both white and stunning full silver effect prints.” explains Thomas Blaha, President of North Coast Interactive, Inc. “Since the Everest printer came to market, users have been forced to choose expensive media for perfect prints, or live with the quality deficiencies of lower cost media. With the introduction of UltraPrint-M, that choice no longer has to be made.”
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This new version of the CopyWriter Live is shipping now for a suggested retail price of $699. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Microboards has begun shipping its CopyWriter Live with the ability to record live CD Audio to discs to two recorders at the same time. The new feature allows users to have two copies of an event immediately after recording it. Ideal for environments producing many discs live, users can initiate copying in more than one duplication system using the two masters, or use one for immediate playback or review.
CopyWriter Live has led the event-recording market for years because of its unique spanning feature - automatically initiating the recording process to a second recorder when the disc in the first becomes full. It also functions as a disc-to-disc copier, using one recorder as the master and the other as the target.
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ICv2 has learned that ADV Films has chosen the Blu-ray high definition format and plans to begin releasing high def versions of some titles as early as this spring. A highly placed source at the company told us that "frontlist is more important than catalogue right now," so the first high def releases will be the company's newest titles. The move to begin releasing Blu-ray versions of some new titles may have an impact on ADV's release schedule, as high def transfers will have to be prepared.If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
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It is an exceptionnal event today, our dear boss (also the main developer of ConvertXtoDVD) has turned 40 years today. So we have decided to do a very special discount of 40% (even on the Goldmembership which is the package of all our software with unlimited lifetime upgrades) ONLY today.What are you waiting for? Head on over to the VSO Software website and take advantage of this sale before its over. Add a comment
This special offer is available by typing "boss40y" in the discount coupon area of your order, it is only available if you buy with avangate payment system (the default method)
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List of Updates:If you'd like to give it a try, the update can be downloaded for free from CyberLink's website. Add a comment
- Support BD-Video Profile 1.1.
- Improves BD-Java compatibility to enhance interactivity with some BD-ROMs.
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CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), today announced it is participating in the formation of a joint HD DVD patent license based on its ownership of a patent determined to be essential to the HD DVD standard.If you'd like to read more, CyberLink's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
CyberLink's patent relates to the specifications for interactive content over a network for prerecorded HD-DVD Discs, for playback according to the DVD Specifications for High Definition VIDEO (HD DVD-Video).
"Innovation is the key to CyberLink delivering leading products to our customers as well as sustaining long-term business success," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "We're extremely proud be a part of a group of essential HD DVD patent owners who have come together voluntarily for the purpose of forming a joint license, as this is testament to the strength of our core technology."
